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Miss Crawley at Home

           Indeeditisratheragoodplace.Buthowverygoodofyoutoinquire!"

           Osbornewasquitesavage.ThelittlegovernesspatronisedhimandpersiffledhimuntilthisyoungBritishLionfeltquiteuneasy;norcouldhemustersufficientpresenceofmindtofindapretextforbackingoutofthismostdelectableconversation.

           "IthoughtyoulikedtheCityfamiliesprettywell,"hesaid,haughtily.

           "Lastyearyoumean,whenIwasfreshfromthathorridvulgarschool?OfcourseIdid.Doesn’teverygirlliketocomehomefortheholidays?AndhowwasItoknowanybetter?Butoh,Mr.Osborne,whatadifferenceeighteenmonths’experiencemakes!eighteenmonthsspent,pardonmeforsayingso,withgentlemen.AsfordearAmelia,she,Igrantyou,isapearl,andwouldbecharminganywhere.Therenow,Iseeyouarebeginningtobeinagoodhumour;butohthesequeeroddCitypeople!AndMr.JoshowisthatwonderfulMr.Joseph?"

           "Itseemstomeyoudidn’tdislikethatwonderfulMr.Josephlastyear,"Osbornesaidkindly.

           "Howsevereofyou!Well,entrenous,Ididn’tbreakmyheartabouthim;yetifhehadaskedmetodowhatyoumeanbyyourlooks(andveryexpressiveandkindtheyare,too),Iwouldn’thavesaidno."

           Mr.

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